In restaurant years, 40 years is... at least 150. You know how many restaurants make it to age three? Let alone 10? But Kaysen's fine-dining gem has quickly asserted itself as one of the nation's defining eateries.

"Named a Food & Wine Restaurant of the Year in 2015, Gavin Kaysen's fantastic restaurant stands for the best of Minneapolis (and Midwestern) dining, ushering a new era for the city, now a vibrant food destination," the mag's staff writes. "The James Beard Award-winning [chef], who spent eight years as Chef de Cuisine at Café Boulud, cooks modern American food that is emotional, fun, and precise, and we can't wait to experience the next generation of chefs who come up under his influence."

It's just another in a long line of acclaim for chef-owner Gavin Kaysen and Spoon and Stable. Kaysen is the James Beard Award Foundation's 2018 Best Chef: Midwest winner, and—equally prestigious—S&S was awarded a Best Fine Dining nod by a certain local alt-weekly earlier this year.